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California Seeks China's Help in Going Green

China's Premier Li Keqiang (R) gestures as he talks to California Governor Jerry Brown during a meeting at the Zhongnanhai Leadership Compound in Beijing, April 11, 2013.

From VOA LearningEnglish, this is the TechnologyReport.

CaliforniaGovernorJerryBrownwants to increasepartnershipsbetweenhisstate and China. The governortraveled to Chinalastweek to seekChineseinvestment in thingslikehigh-speedrail, renewableenergy and electricvehicles.

The Californiagovernorspoke at China’s TsinghuaUniversity. He called for a partnershipbetween the UnitedStates and China to developtechnologies to reducegreenhousegases.

“China has been instrumental in drivingdown the costs, and makingavailable that technology. Sothere is a realconnection.”

Mr. BrownmetwithPrimeMinisterLiKeqiang and China’s minister of environmentalprotection, ZhouShengxian. Mr. Brown and Mr. Zhousigned a nonbindingagreement to shareinformationaboutpolicies to reducepollution. Pollution is a leadingconcern in Beijing, whereofficialsadvisepeople to stayindoorswhenairpollutionlevelspeak.

California's biggestcity, LosAngeles, has successfullyreduced its smogproblem. Its effortsincludedimproving its vehicleemissionstandards, and offeringspecialincentives or rewards for cleanenergypolicies.

LastyearCaliforniaheld its firstauction of carboncreditsunder the state’s greenhousegasreductionlaw. The lawforcesbigpollutingindustries to buycredits to releasecarbondioxide, methane and relatedgases.

GovernorBrownalsohopes to create 20,000 newmegawatts of renewableelectricity by 2020.

MikeHart is CEO of SierraEnergy, a greenenergycompany.

“Electricvehicles, we’re looking at fuelcellvehicles. And alsobiofuels. And a lot of thoseareaswhere the technologyneeds to be advanced but we need a wholenewinfrastructure.”

To achievethosegoalsCalifornia is seekinghelp from China. State-backed industries in the countryhavemadegains in reducing the cost of greentechnologiessuch as solarpanels and electricbuses.

GovernorBrownsayshistrip was an appeal for increasedtradewithChina. Greentechnology is justone of the industries the Californiagovernor is interested in working on.

“We are looking for investmentsintoCalifornia of anykind. And we’re looking for sales from CaliforniaintoChina of anykind. So we’re looking for partnerships.”

California-based environmentalscientists and representatives from environmentalconsultingfirmsalsoattendedGovernorBrown’s speech in Beijing. Theysaytheirwork is increasinglydirected at China. That is becauserisingairpollutionlevels in that countryhavecreated a market for solutions to the problems.

FormerChinesevicepresident -- nowpresident -- XiJinpingvisitedLosAngeles in February. He alsocalled for an increase in economic and culturaltiesbetween the UnitedStates and China.

And that's the TechnologyReport from VOA LearningEnglish. I'm JuneSimms.